Side-arm support.



M. B. FOUNTAIN.

SIDE ARM SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1910.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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SIDE ARM SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17. 1910.

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SIDE-ARM SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14:, 1911.

Application filed June 17, 1910. Serial No. 567,444.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Maine 15. llonx'raix, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Green Lake Station, Seattle, in the county of King,State of Vashingtomhave invented certain new and useful lmprovenrents inSide-Arm Supports; and i do hereby declare the following to he a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to side arm supports particularly to holstersupports, and has for an object to provide a support which can be hookedin a pocket, arm hole in the rest, or over the trousers hand and willhave novel means 't'tor preventing the displacement of the support whendrawing the tirearm, this means also preventing the de't'acement of thegarment.

Hitherto great ditticulty has been experienced in maintaining theholster support in position without defacing the garment. I obviate thisditliculty by means of a resilient guard plate carried within thehook-like support and having flat garment engaging portions which engagethe garment without injury to the latter.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification: l igure1 is an end elevation of a holster equipped with my improved support.Fig. 2. is a front elevation of the support. Fig. 3 is a rear elevationof the support. Fig. 4t is a transverse sectional view taken on the lineIl;ll-, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the hook.

The reference cha -acter 1O designates a revolver holster of ordinaryconstruction. The support for such a holster comprising the subjectmatter of this invention is formed from a single length of still wirelooped upon itself intermediate its ends to form a shank 11, theterminals of which are stranded together for a considerable portion oftheir length as shown at 12, and this stranded portion directed backupon itself to form a. hook 13, the extreme ends of the terminals beingseparated from the strand and directed laterally and looped uponthemselves to provide a bar-like stop 14L at the bill of the hook. Aplural ity of eyes 14: y

are struck from the hack of the holster and through these eyes theterminals of the stops are inserted and secure the holster in place.

The shank ll of: the hook 13 is designed to he hooked over a trousershand, belt, pocket. arm-hole ot a vest, according to the position inwhich the wearer desires to carry the holster. For preventing thedisplacement ot this hook from the garment and also for preventinginjury to the garment when the hook is in position, l provide a guardplate 15 formed from a single strap oit' resilienti material hent uponitself intermediate its ends to form a loop 1t which is inserted in andconforms a pproximately to the outline of the hook 12-). one end of thisloop being bent over the shank 11, ol. the hook adjacent the hill of thehook and clamped thereto in any preferred manner as for instance.bending the sides ot the plate over the shank and pressing them intosnug engagement with the shank by pressure, this latter method beingillustrated at '17. The free end of the plate is bent inwardly anddisposed in engagement with the secured end as shown at 18 andcooperates with the sccured end of the loop to -form clamping jawsbetween which the garn'ient is inserted, the extreme ends oi. the freeend of the loop being directed outwardly so as to diverge "from theshank 11 ot the hook in the direction of the harrel end ot the holster,as shown at 19. The tree end it) ot the guard plate eooperates with theadjacent portion of the shank 11 ot' the hook to form inclined guideswhich direct the garment to the clamping portions so that the wearerneed not take particular care in hooking the support upon the garment.

By referring to Fig. 1 it will he seen that the transverse stops ll ofthe hook 13 are disposed in close proximity to the clamping portions ot?the guard plate, and it is clear that these transverse portions performthe Tllllit'iiOllS of stops that hold the tree end portion of the guardplate against being pressed [lat against the holster and thus thegripping power ot the plate lessened. lt is evident that the stops l-thave a double function namely in addition to the above describedlunction o'l holding the tl ree end of the guard plate against;displacement, of

also forming means to secure the holster to the hook.

R will he seen by relerring to the drawings that the clamping portionsot the side plate are su'tliciently wide to present broad bearingsurfaces against the fabric and While gripping the fabric at the sametime preserve the same from injury.

V hat is claimed is l. A side arm support consisting of a hook providedwith side arm cover securing portion, and a resilient fabric grippingguard plate carried Within and conforming to the outline of said hook.

2. A side arm support consisting of a hook having a transverse stoparranged on its bill, and a resilient fabric gripping guard platecarried Within said hook and having afree end portion bearing againstsaid stop.

A side arm support consisting of a hook hai' ing transverse holsterengaging portions arranged upon its bill, and a resilient guard platecarried Within and con forming to the outline of said hook, said guardplate having a fabric gripping per- M. B. FOUNTAIN.

engaging Witnesses Crmsn C. GEN-18H, EMMA HARRis.

